Chapter 1 - News Writing - TEST

The personal flair you as a journalist give a story

• angle

• lead

• topic

• interview

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How do you get meaningful, unusual quotes that help develop your angle?

• ask basic questions

• dig deeper

• ask yes or no questions

• tell someone what you need them to say

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

To get the essence of your story, try

• writing the first draft without notes

• telling the story to someone else

• tell it in one sentence

• drawing it

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Use of a source's words occurs in which kind of quote?

• Direct

• Partial

• Indirect

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Attribution means

• giving credit to the speaker

• decay

• plagiarism

• reporting

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If anyone else can say it, it is not a good quote.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

These words provide no visual impact and since the first 4-5 words should draw a reader in, avoid using

• a, an, the, recently, there, there, are

• At a meeting, Tonight, Tomorrow

• verbs, adjectives, adverbs

• nouns, interjections

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What part of a lead is this?: It will be Saturday, Sept, 27, beginning at 7 pm

• Who

• What

• When

• Why

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

This kind of lead ties the story directly to the reader

• Gerund phrase

• anecdote

• personal level

• conditional phrase

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Obtaining relevant background information about your interviewee should happen when in the interview?

• begining

• middle

• end

• after it's over